Significance of Detection of Level of Serum Sex Hormone in Healthy Children
- VernacularTitle:健康儿童血清性激素水平测定的意义
- Author:
yu-qing, LI
;
mei-he, ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sex hormones;
growth and development;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
1986;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To build a normal value of serum sex hormone in the healthy children in favour of the diagnosis of children precocious puberty and the evaluation of the growth of the children.Method Serum of 462 healthy children(aged from 1 month to 14 years;205 females,257 males)was collected,and the level of testosterone(T) and 17-estradiol(E2).Results There were no significant deviation in the levels of E2 of deferent genders between 1-12 months,but the level of T in boys and girls were obviously different.The puberty of boys was la-ter than girls.There was no significant deviation in the level of E2 of the boys in different periods,but the levels of T in boys at different ages were obviously different.Conclusions With the improvement the detection methods,the normal values of the serum sex hormone in healthy children have been changing.It is helpful for diagnosis of children precocious puberty by rebuilding normal values of T and E2 .
